Presented by Dr. Edna Friedberg
Ever since the 1940s, books about the Holocaust have proven flashpoints. From early editions of The Diary of Anne Frank that omitted controversial passages to more recent attempts to ban the graphic memoir Maus from some American classrooms, what we read about this difficult history often amplifies broader societal debates.
Join us to look back at Holocaust literature (both fiction and non-fiction) and how its popularity shifts depending on time, place, and politics.
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Dr. Edna Friedberg is a historian and senior curator at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and is the host of the Museum's award-winning Stay Connected programs on YouTube and Facebook. Dr. Friedberg has testified before the US Congress about antisemitism, was the founding historian of the Museum's multilingual online Holocaust Encyclopedia, and curated a special exhibit on the Nuremberg trials and international justice.
Her essays have appeared in publications including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and The Forward.